Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

January 2016

Source: Washington Post
Jan 12, 2016
Obama’s 2015 State of the Union proposals: What flopped and what succeeded
Read More
Source: AP/ABC News
Jan 12, 2016
State of Union in 2016: Strong Job Market, Middling Economy
Read More
Source: AP/Business Insider
Jan 11, 2016
Rubio in home state vowing to solve national debt crisis
Read More
Source: POLITICO
Jan 11, 2016
Obama, GOP Congress near end of long, ugly relationship
Read More
Source: The Hill
Jan 9, 2016
Obama likely to tout economy in final SOTU
Read More
Source: Reuters
Jan 8, 2016
House tax writer pushes 2016 tax reform on foreign earnings
Read More
Source: New York Times
Jan 8, 2016
U.S. Added 292,000 Jobs in December, Capping Year of Steady Growth
Read More
Source: POLITICO
Jan 7, 2016
House GOP likely to avoid votes on big policy plans
Read More
Source: New York Times
Jan 6, 2016
Fed Minutes Show Some Concern on Economic Outlook
Read More
Source: Washington Post
Jan 5, 2016
Republicans threaten budget showdown over Obama's gun control actions
Read More
Source: National Journal
Jan 5, 2016
Why Election Years and Smooth Spending Bills Don't Mix
Read More
Source: The Hill
Jan 4, 2016
Left readies for brawl on taxes
Read More
Source: POLITICO
Jan 4, 2016
Tax cuts trump deficit concerns for leading GOP candidates
Read More
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Jan 2, 2016
Clinton Says January Tax Proposals Will 'Go Beyond' Buffett Rule
Read More

December 2015

Source: USA Today
Dec 29, 2015
Congress loses interest in the deficit: Our view
Read More
Source: POLITICO
Dec 24, 2015
RIP tax extenders?
Read More
Source: CBS Moneywatch
Dec 23, 2015
Will the U.S. economy slip into recession in 2016?
Read More
Source: Wall Street Journal
Dec 22, 2015
Deficit Concern Fades in Congress, Among Voters and on the 2016 Trail
Read More
Source: New York Times
Dec 22, 2015
U.S. Economic Growth Was Tepid in Third Quarter
Read More
Source: Brookings
Dec 21, 2015
The federal deficit is shrinking…for now
Read More
Source: The Hill
Dec 21, 2015
Congressional leaders gear up for broad tax reform push
Read More
Source: The Hill
Dec 21, 2015
Tax extenders on the road to tax reform
Read More
Source: Wall Street Journal
Dec 18, 2015
The Grim News About Demographics and Federal Spending
Read More
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Dec 18, 2015
Why deficit hawks are missing in action on budget, tax bills
Read More
Source: POLITICO
Dec 18, 2015
House easily clears $1.1 trillion spending bill
Read More

Solutions Initiative 2024

Seven think tanks from across the ideological spectrum all agree that we are on an unsustainable fiscal path, and we need to change course.

More

National Debt Clock

See the latest numbers and learn more about the causes of our high and rising debt.

More